Daily Republican., 1887-06-23
FIFTH Eu7
Tho Railroad A..

Tho Railroad A..
an Az inquest was ts,~ n'e'd
'srace yesterday nf.ss11S sv1S
css before Justice /. E. ps,aa a.
ooay o9a. Of Als1A1der t,snaa v,al
rs r,iled In the collision cros Tns
Tue corpse was in an ~ aued
viewed by many. The 1ef t,si g.
"a, va red and peeled, sbo.,s.i m ,tsi
able signs Of sca,dlr dia""in q
sworn ~ follows: H g. w
man; L. W. Murphva ~ y y, 4
George r. Carver. II ~ p .
Mitchell, n ]. W. JONES A. la ..
=. d. Morgan, Sol. Mann osn
Bailey y. and B. K. WsIIs Is"m
ms evidence OF Uopdro,,
Of the south. bound trs,n sI"
snd Z. he stated that be .t,nn, u
ei',a ae S'acs on time, and ,pp ss .p'
anloAded and loaded his n ~ y
gave ,hs signal to t., tIs y
statted from the station mi h.,
two minutes; walked 'ls ~.
car, which was nexs ~ o1c \
and without any wa,n;,s - :
and hurled to one sIts 'ss :.
over; got out as som n, - =,
assisted In getting oth,,.
back TO smoker and sav D''s
'front.' end; identified ,hs ~
man who was In the CIV. -' ". W
Gaping, and WAS surs n. S.e ~
from soalding. The t,.iO
lided with his was No .u a. y.
his train was on time. '''o
This evidence vas co,,,,
the engineer and fireman u'0
L. W. RagAn, conduc,o, 4,
bound train. No. &C. ssld HI. ~
seventeen minutes lats. Ri, %
when the air brake va, snn' ,'i
train At the usual place; w w,
twenty miles m hour vhsn
struck, but would NOT bs "u,S uo',
IN the rear car attending h
ties. It is the rule Of thss NV, "
conductors to see the .Iapsl, ,
not always possible; had \
looking for signal; did no., u,
orders to the men TO look h, !.
" 10 their duty.
e. N. 6argeant, the srD..,
66, swore that when sAs, Il
from the station at The Ol n
ing be shut eff the sn,b.
valves and applied the NJ
used 20 pounds OF cir; haiu N
and Is allowed 65 pourds VI
applied the brakes held. bu, N
they gave way. At Lsvl,'
De could see the smoke from II
bound at the station; hs iuu
reversed his engine and DO, ,
applied the brakes aud ior
would net work. he did no,
hand brakes because II VA 4
while air was OF; did not VI
the approaching o'a,ion bed
mind was TOO much occupied !
lping the tngine. II bic Cd
cause of the collision was thaj
brake refused 10 work on scol
leak under the cylinder.
he could not sec the sirj
tower from Lewis crossing
smoke Of the engine ct the
fore reversing. The enRin
north OF the crossing; did
app.ying hand brakes; they
stopped the train, bu. % soc
was tskeu off the train
rusbed ahead. The nome
1t In would have Iron b
tior. When he frat apple
fwas runn,ng sbou, foity.f|
horr, and about fifteen m
when struck. kas been od
twenty-thIee years, s.nce
He did not appreheDd any
he first applied air. III
meet tho touth bound a
JGrace as ususl, but eJpec
condition to sop
j A number ofother witne
amiuei, but their eyide1
sGsntial y the same Sc that
The jury went GU. al d vie
where tho ace.cent Ia
waited to zee the Ccpertss
OF yesterday afternoon CON
part OF the road where e
Igent sal, he eudeavored
train, saying the express
would come In q hamnine
Iof tue jury's waiting for 1t
wired on. Some tloaghl
ional expre,s would ssc
Irate of ~ esd on enteriug u
Iwe-k or 30. The tram ca
Twas seen AZ Q giarce that .
led down. :,
They then retired for deli
latter being In session 40 10
last night, adjourned until
without agreeing on velo
l; Was learned tbas they
lin favor Of censurirg sevsl
nroad company lor tnh H'su
at which trains ore ado
through the towa anu io'
LOT the danger signal, o.
death Of Gahtrom to this
disagreement is based % o.
/, thai no evidence was oiiei
THAT the s.guala were OIL
Etirely. Gantron's body
IWashinutop yesterday evs
II The wte, X d cars ana
brought 10 tlis c!tylasl e's
ken 10 = W. a. B. rhops
man cars are wrecked spos
land tie smoking ca u
wreck. The loconotlvrsc
land steam chest are des,'o!
forward portion general'y